Frequently Asked Questions

Frequently Asked Questions about the Division of Accounting and Business Management

1. What Majors are available in the Division?

You can earn a B.S. degree in either Accounting or Business Management, and you can earn a B.A. in Business.

2. Are there areas of specialization in each of the majors?

Yes. The accounting curriculum will prepare students to pursue careers in public or private accounting. In business management you can concentrate in areas such as finance and investments, international business and economics, marketing, human resources, entrepreneurship and media & arts management. For the B.A. in Business you can concentrate in Leadership, Entrepreneurship, Media Arts Management, and Economics.

3. If I major in Accounting, will it help me to prepare for the CPA exam?

Definitely. Our coursework will prepare you for the exam.

4. Are there a lot of accounting jobs?

Take a look in the newspaper! There are jobs for accountants in corporations, government offices, and non-profit organizations, as well as in public accounting firms.

5. Where have Marymount Manhattan College accounting majors done internships?

Deloitte & Touche, CPAs
Donaldson Lufkin & Jenrette
Ernst & Young, CPAs
Estee Lauder
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
Strauss & Comas, CPAs

6. Where have your marketing majors done internships?

A small sample includes:

AVON
Bloomberg Business News
CBS
Dreamworks
Fox News Radio
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter

7. I think I would like to start my own business someday. Do you have courses that could prepare me?

The basics of small business are covered in many classes, and students can always choose a class project that deals specifically with this topic. Also, we have a course, Entrepreneurship that specifically covers the essentials of starting and running a business.

8. What is special about majoring in Accounting or Business Management at Marymount Manhattan College?

For starters, permit us to quote the famous real estate mantra: Location, Location, Location!!! The College is located in one of the world's greatest cities, an international center of commerce, finance, advertising, and businesses, large and small. It is a fabulous place to study economics and business because you are right in the middle of it. For example, our dorm is just blocks from Fifth Avenue and East 57th Street, the heart of midtown. New York City and the surrounding area are home to the New York Stock Exchange, the Federal Reserve Bank, many of the country's top financial services and pharmaceutical companies, a thriving import-export market, the fashion industry, and the city is the national headquarters of many businesses.

That is what is outside of Marymount Manhattan College. Inside, you will be exposed to all areas of business, regardless of your concentration. You will gain basic knowledge in accounting, finance, management and marketing. Because Marymount Manhattan College is a liberal arts college, you will learn critical thinking, writing and presentation skills in a broad range of liberal arts courses. All students take courses in human nature and values, natural sciences, social sciences, language and literature, and the arts. Your classes will be small and your instructors will be experts and professionals in the field. There are no graduate students teaching classes. You will be learning from your professors who will know your name.